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“If this article is reserved for subscribers, it is primarily because ‘Le Canard enchaîné’ is a truly independent newspaper.”
“Its motto, according to which: ‘Freedom of the press is only worn out when it is not used’, is more relevant than ever. The entire team uses this freedom every week by practicing both satirical and investigative journalism. In other words, investigating seriously without taking itself seriously.”
“But this independence that ‘Le Canard’ has defended for nearly one hundred and ten years also comes with a price. Subscribing to it is preserving it.”
